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Pop open a can of spinach, dear readers, because we have a new Popeye (the sailor himself) horror parody on the horizon. Coming April 1 from writer and director Paul Stephen Mann is Shiver Me Timbers, a uniquely disgusting and funny take on the iconic animated sailor with a love of leafy greens and his wife, Olive Oyl.

Read the full synopsis below:

In Northern California during the summer of 1986, Olive Oyl, along with her cinema- obsessed friends and brother Castor, embark on a once-in-a-lifetime camping trip to witness the dazzling meteor shower accompanying the arrival of Halley’s comet. But what starts as a serene evening of stargazing quickly turns into a harrowing nightmare when a meteor from the comet transforms Popeye, into a terrifying and unstoppable killing machine.

In our exclusive clip from the film, Olive Oyl and her friends receive a warning from a bloody stranger. But will they listen?...

There is not enough spinach in the world to help this meteor-infected version of the famous sailor man. However, horror fans will surely delight in watching the brand-new trailer (below) for the upcoming film, Shiver Me Timbers, which features the beloved pipe-tooting character, Popeye, going on a bloody rampage. Check out the official synopsis below, thanks to the studio behind the upcoming scary flick, Alpake Entertainment:

"In Northern California during the summer of 1986, Olive Oyl, along with her cinema-obsessed friends and brother Castor, embark on a once-in-a-lifetime camping trip to witness the dazzling meteor shower accompanying the arrival of Halley's comet. But what starts as a serene evening of stargazing quickly turns into a harrowing nightmare when a meteor from the comet transforms Popeye into a terrifying and unstoppable killing machine."

The Scottish film production company (Alpake) boasts on its website of being known for its “movies with guts...

In 1986 Northern California, Olive Oyl, her brother Castor, and friends, go on a camping trip to see the meteor shower with Halley’s comet. But the night turns into horror as a meteor transforms Popeye, into an unstoppable killing machine.

Yep, you read that correctly. The new horror movie, ‘Shiver Me Timbers’ will feature Popeye wreaking havoc. The movie will be directed by Paul Stephen Mann and will feature Tony Greer as Popeye and Paul Dewdney, Stephen Corrall, Amy Mackie, Paul Stephen Mann, David Hallows, and Murdo Adams in supporting roles.

The recent success of the low-budget film Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey has sparked a trend of turning classic animated stories into horror films. Now, Popeye is the latest beloved character to be reimagined as a violent killer in an upcoming indie movie.

Now, we finally got the teaser trailer, which gives a peek at the movie’s mix of scares and laughs,...